The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-23
HG0E. R c YIGKIIFFR
HIS ADDRESS At THE GRAND RALLY At
BATON Rouge

ns-'A u me gtaaarEee Against Hta
AdEninIstratSOn-True Democracy De-
fined by a sachem o. the Party.
AZ the mass meeting Of Democrats IN sbs
State capital, after the great borchlIpht pro.
eesslon laat Tuesday night. the frst speaker
vas Hon Robert Q. Wieklifa. When the ~.
Governor Eas introduced and Advanced n
TIE ffent Of the platform there vas such 4
roar Of applause as had net been heard Il
he State House since its rehabilitation. Tie
eEeertng w&H so great and 70 continuous
thht NJ. Wietljffe made several ungacesss-
fti attempts 10 address he audience, Finally
order was restored, end he said.
Ladies and Fellow-eitizens- ANYTHING
could hiye rendered me more attached "a ma
people u BatgD Rouge than hare ever been
attached 70 them. the reception On fbis oaea-
sion would have done 30. 1T would have IN.
aeaned your people more 10 my heart than
tAey have been. When Il look around nd
heres see the beauty Of the City Of Baton
ltopge, snd the yopag Democracy Of Louis
1874 assembled with the remaining gray.
barred DEMOCRATS that knew years aFo. To
% honor to the peEBecnted Governor n the
state ri Louisiana the honorable, the ng,-
RIGHT the inst and noble Democratic Gov
1 should have remained at my own peaegfr,i
and quiet heIae bad i NOT been that Is&w ths
grand ola party to which i belong IA dsnaeT.
Why fellow citizenss What has the Demo-
crate q party done fog the people " the United
hfaSea7 There iapot upon ths statute books
81 your country anything that hag added to
lte glory and it's greatness that does not bear
the stamp end impress of the DenoeFacy
y had IL birth 10 the Declaration OF AIneri-
eaD Independence, its crown ia the Gongti.
tuition II the United States, and 1t has made
tbs government, which was originally
tbifteen colonies, the greatest government
upon The face Of Gods earth. lApplanse.l
II has giRen 70 the rich mAn biz. projection
HIld 1t has been the poor mans friend. LAD
plauae and cheers. Il has battled for cons
stitat4onal rights, civil ard RELIGIOUS liberty,
and in oil its battles IL has stood with its feee
70 the Toe. 1T has made party afser party bow
bte5tof5e its dusty strokes in behalf Of the Con-
KHoW Nothing party fell gBderit, ana, O,
thank God. that tie black Republican patty
has had The Democratic foot placed upon its
horEid head ll4nthllsiRstic yeIls end cheers. !
ia the service of the Democratic party, do
pct regretitl and am yet young enough To
fight in behalf Of
An HONEST ARD PROSECUTED RfAN,
tghaers end applause Fag to zop that
HAn2uel ~: laeEueFT would MT have been
candidate before the people ok Iy9Bisigpa had
him. IAe would not be the son of the grand
Old father th8b knew cid n4aB MeI1H6rg, III
he didn't 6ght back IApplRnRe and cheers 4
BE hes been aAaailed IN d msnner that must
HasslCe the blood boil In The Veins Of every
maf that knows binas end every men that
appreciates hiH4 "A most uHpEseeaented,
1llAgHQnt YlndletiTe persecution that, and
they ea3l IT 8 JcsllYAseI Tel Inc what ret of
bis life they baI9 leld bare thst asks re
What wrong has he peEpetTated9 There il
not man from all his followers can name III.
A personal Governor! Oh my God, how
gf0andle5s the chaEgei Il ever there Bas z
man that occupied the Executive chair Of
fhe state Of Louisiana who made jis agl-
pOintmeBts single and clone Tor the good VI
hls OWL State, II TG5 Samuel u, A4eEnery.
[CheeTs] l4e came Of an old IiRbm8q that
bad 10 Belhshpes5 iu bis heart, and tell you
thgt he y t5he honored son Of q Roble parent
W6y, / am told tbpt the Democratic party
can only be saved w the election Of Gen.
Nichols, H.e Alys that he does not went tRe
office that lie II o candidate TO uulte the
Democracy. When and where was il dillGsd2
Was there any division IN the ranks IN 1870
when the campaign opened here aud egend
Tlass meeting was held on thesa GROUNDS
old, ble8k walls thGt we're then showing ble
marks Of the invaders hand, tllet, Of We
Yankees who burned them, that tie day Nl.g
not fur distant when honest Taeh would mold
sway aHq the IeIqoerGtlc p8rty would i}aRe
Gss,1t,es sETg,a day Igd CONES and ,vho
bfeilg6f IL gf5ont8 me unaideA, wording,
live Democratic pal'ty LAppl2tse.l
WIEN DID THIs DIyRstoH sfRING pPG
II sprung % ia the City Of New Orleans.
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